Food as medicine: how eating halal and tayyib contributes to a balanced lifestyle

• Main Authors: Elgharbawy, Amal A.M., Azmi, Nor Azrini Nadiha
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: International Institute for Halal Research and Training (INHART) 2022
• Subjects: BPH117 Consumption. Halal issues. Standards. Certification. Halal status; HD9016.5 Halal Science; TP372.6 Halal food industry
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/96564/7/96564_Food%20as%20medicine%20how%20eating%20halal%20and%20tayyib.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/96564/; https://journals.iium.edu.my/inst/index.php/hs/article/view/39/48

Food is not just to satisfy one’s desires, but it is a way of maintaining one’s health and constantly striving to worship Allah. While the concept of eating as medicine is not new, Islam had already given guidelines on eating food through the Qur’an and Sunnah from the Prophet and the companions. In...